Former Adelaide coach and Sydney assistant Don Pyke will become the next CEO of the West Coast Eagles. Today we will discuss about Don Pyke: Net worth| Business career| Business| Wife.
Don Pyke: Net worth| Business career| Business| Wife
Donald Lachlan Pyke (born 5 December 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who is the incoming CEO of the West Coast Eagles and was previously an assistant coach at the Sydney Swans. He previously played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for the West Coast Eagles from 1989 to 1996.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald Lachlan Pyke | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Bloomington, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Original team(s) | Belconnen | ||
| Draft | No. 2, 1988 pre-draft selection | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1987–1996 | Claremont | 63 (90) | |
| 1989–1996 | West Coast | 132 (70) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1999–2000 | Claremont (WAFL) | 39 (23–16–0) | |
| 2016–2019 | Adelaide (AFL) | 93 (56–36–1) | |
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3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 23, 2019.
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Net worth
Don Pyke’s net worth or net income is estimated to be $1 million – $8 million dollars.
Business career
West Coast’s incoming chief executive Don Pyke has pledged to use his extensive coaching experience to advise the Eagles’ brain trust after emphasizing on-field improvements as the No. 1 priority next year.
And the former Adelaide senior coach will not interfere in the club’s strategy for this year’s National Draft and the final decision to draft young Victorian star Harley Reid or trade their prized pick No. 1 for multiple early selections.
Pyke was announced on Thursday as the fifth chief executive in West Coast history and successor to Trevor Nisbett, and will complete an “orderly transition period” with the club’s long-time off-field leader before officially leaving the club at 15. Will start in January.
With a unique mix of experience, including 15 years of business leadership in oil and gas and a coaching career that took him from the Eagles to Adelaide and finally Sydney, Pyke said it was the football side of the business that was the priority. Appeared in the form.
Business
Don Pyke says he is taking over as West Coast chief executive at a crucial time for the AFL club.
Pyke, who had a distinguished playing career at the Eagles before moving into coaching and business, has been appointed to succeed Trevor Nisbett as CEO.
The former Adelaide head coach will leave his current role as Sydney assistant to join the Eagles from next January.
He took up the role of CEO after West Coast finished last and second in the previous two seasons.
Wife
His wife name is Jodie Pyke.
